When you say "up" do you mean up in elevation? If so, throw your mileage estimates out the window.

Thanks. Funny you mention the HVAC. The HVAC has had a problem since last summer where if you press the max defrost button the whole dash seems to act like a giant woofer playing some feedback on high volume! Since I did not smell a thing at the time, I didn't worry too much about it. Since I couldn...

I found a dead mouse in the trunk on Monday, freshly dead. Now I'm smelling another dead one in the car. I looked under the seats with a flashlight and didn't find it. Two questions, how are they getting in? And where is the one that is rotting in my car?!?!

I'm surprised at how much I like mine. I bought it last summer and have about 9k miles on it so far.

The two things I'd change if I could modify the programming are Top Speed and torque on takeoff. Both need more.

I'm really liking my horns. I work in Silicon Valley and there are a TON of people that did not grow up riding in or driving cars here.

Thanks for the info guys. I'll just try to remember to unplug it first. It doesn't get too cold where I live in Nor Cal. I'm at 700 feet and about 30 miles from the Pacific. I probably won't even precondition the car. 29 mile commute each way.

So everyone's car does this? Sounds pretty lame. It's not like opening the door and the tiny little 12v light is drawing appreciable current.

Great answer. And I have to say, it's been about 30 years since I saw anyone use the word centigrade.

When I go out in the morning to drive my Focus, I have to unplug the car before I open the door or the charger will kick on. The car is fully charged since it's been plugged in overnight and has 5k miles on it. My Fusion Energi never did this. It's not a big problem, since I usually just unplug it b...